The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-05

Al "a,eA .no otate BOARD might naturally be ex-
pected 70 take some interest, why should it be |
expected to show ability in controlling the State
Library, which is not an educational institution
is tnere any wisdom in adding to their duties
whiie .hey IaIi to perform the duties already i'm
posed on themf Is there any sense or Justice in
taking the talents from the servants who have
shown disposition and ability to improve them
and oestowing them on the servants who have
SHOWN neitnert LIBRARIAN.
Moved to Tears
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal
was moved to tears the other day The elo-
quent gentleman from Dearborn told a wonder
full story OF the wrongs some of his constituents
lad suffered at the hands of class of cruel
men, 1t seems that away back some of the early
settlers OF that county used to run fat-boats
down the river loaded with produce, sell it at an
advantage in New Orleans, return deck pass
engers, play no cards. drink no whisky and
bring home bags of money, with which they
| bought another cargo and then another,
until they had more money than
they cared to use in business Some farmers and
| some mechanics did substantially the same
| thing; they saved their earnings and have money
to spare. In short, they have become bloated
CAPITALISTS Now, these men have neighbors
These nelghbors want some Of this money. for
| they never saved any. From away back these
| ex-Hatboatmen have been liberal and inclined to
| LEND but there has been always cruel streak
in their makeup. They not only want interest
On their money but they want TO get the princi-
pal back without mourning needless cost; hence
| they have contracted that the borrower should
pay attorneys fees as we'll as other costs. Now,
| in the eyes of the gentleman from Dearborn,
this is too bad. What right had they anyway
to save their dimes and dollars2
ABOUT nifty years ago an old Judge, Miles q.
| Eggeston. lived at Madison. He dressed plain
| drank no whiskey, and had money to lend. One
day fast young man, whom we will call Quilts,
| applied for small loan. Certainly, Mr..
Quilts, have money to lend. By the way,
Quilts, what did you pay for the cloth that coat
is made off, asked the Judge. ''Ten dollars
yard 1t is the best that Shaw had in his store"
said Mr.. Quilts. II paid six dollars for this, y
said the Judge, laying his hand on his coat Il
wear six-dollar cloth and have money to lend
you Wear ten-dolar cloth and want to borrow
money. have none to lend to man who
wears ten-dollar cloth"
The moral of this story is that the men who
have money to lend are usually the mechanics
or farmers, or laboring men who have been saw
ing Of their earnings, and, as a rule, the men
who borrow are fast men-men who would
scorn to live as the men live who have money
to lend Yet this gentleman from Dearborn
wishes to forbid the payment OF cost in case of
, forced collection IL it any wonder that l shed
oceans OF tears when / heard how cruel those
old fiatboatmen, my quondam neighbors, aref
In nine cases out of ten where il becomes neces-
sary TO coolest a note by law it is where the
debtor has bought fine clothes, built fine houses,
driven fine horses, otherwise lived fast,
while the outrageous creditor, who wants
to get back what he had parted with,
has plodded along in an economical manner.
But what right has anybody to save money.
, anyhow Another truth is that not ole note in
thousand is ever collected by suit. Men need
. ing q horse but not having ready money give a
note for him, so of a wagon so sometimes for a
house. Now not one man in thousand whe
, borrows money to build house is sued or
, the note. unless he builds a more expensive
house than the lives in who lends the
| G An fort Ia m
whose money went into the house to ask .ht
; payment of it without cost that the proud specu
lator must be protected against the rapaciou!
! creditor. Hence my tears. u L. SEE
!. What Shall BE Done with the Surplus?
, To tho Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
Tkas mornings editorial on What Shall B.
Done with the Surplusl" [revenue] furnishe
much food for thought.
! One thing is certain: The revenue derive,
from whisky and tobacco should not be dimin
, ished under any circumstances. There many
6 ways in which a surplus derived from thes
, sources be equitably and proitably applied
r Postage can be reduced one-half and the deici
paid from this fund greatly to the benefit of tn,
:. whole people. u The cost of obtaining letters
{ patent for inventions can be lessened, and thu
expense of the Patent Office be paid from thi
: source, rather than concede anything to thes
!. evils. Relief, therefore, might be furnished t.
the Supreme Court of the United States, SO tina
litigants before that tribunal should not be de
layed three in obtaining their just dues But
+, above all, the entire revenue derived from thes
: | two sources might be turned over directly to tn
a treasures of the several States and Territories
: in proportion to their respective populations, t.
: be used for educational purposes only thus less
| ening local taxation throughout the Union an
: robbing the Blair bill of the stigma containe
in it, that some localities are more illterate tina
:, | others.
: l throw out these crude suggestions in tn
= hope that they will stimulate discussion and ae
= itation, with the view of informing our Repre-
: sentatives what is the popular will
.. Y. BURNS
:, INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. /.
u The Breeding of earn.